Patents by Inventor Stephen Trinh

Stephen Trinh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240127890
    Abstract: In one example, a non-volatile memory system, comprises an array of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns, each non-volatile memory cell comprising a source and a drain; a plurality of bit lines, each of the plurality of bit lines coupled to the drain or each non-volatile memory cell in a column of non-volatile memory cells; a source line coupled to the source of each non-volatile memory cell; and an adaptive bias decoder for providing a voltage to an erase gate line of the array during an operation, wherein the adaptive bias decoder adjusts the voltage provided to the erase gate line in response to changes in a voltage of the source line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, THUAN VU, STANLEY HONG, STEPHEN TRINH, ANH LY, NHAN DO, MARK REITEN
  • Publication number: 20240119272
    Abstract: In one example, a system comprises an analog neural memory array comprising a plurality of non-volatile memory cells arranged into rows and columns; and a voltage generator to provide a voltage to one or more rows of the analog neural memory array, the voltage generator comprising a voltage ladder to generate a plurality of voltages according to a logarithmic formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: HIEU VAN TRAN, THUAN VU, STANLEY HONG, STEPHEN TRINH, STEVEN LEMKE, LOUISA SCHNEIDER, NHAN DO
  • Publication number: 20240112736
    Abstract: In one example, a non-volatile memory system, comprises an array of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns, each non-volatile memory cell comprising a source and a drain; a plurality of bit lines, each of the plurality of bit lines coupled to the drain or each non-volatile memory cell in a column of non-volatile memory cells; a source line coupled to the source of each non-volatile memory cell; and an adaptive bias decoder for providing a voltage to the source line of the array during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stanley Hong, Stephen Trinh, Anh Ly, Nhan Do, Mark Reiten
  • Publication number: 20240112729
    Abstract: Numerous examples are disclosed of programming multiple rows in an array in an artificial neural network as part of a single programming operation. In one example, a method comprises ramping up an output of a high voltage generator to a first voltage level; while maintaining the output of the high voltage generator at the first voltage level, programming a plurality of words of K rows of memory cells in an array of memory cells using the output of the high voltage generator, where K>1; and after the programming, ramping down the output of the high voltage generator to a second voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Van TRAN, Stephen TRINH, Stanley HONG, Thuan VU, Anh LY, Fan LUO
  • Publication number: 20240112003
    Abstract: Numerous examples are disclosed of output circuitry and associated methods in an artificial neural network. In one example, a system comprises an array of non-volatile memory cells arranged into rows and columns, an output block to convert current from columns of the array into a first digital output during a first time period and a second digital output during a second time period, a first output register to store the first digital output during the first time period and to output the stored first digital output during the second time period, and a second output register to store the second digital output during the second time period and to output the stored second digital output during a third time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: HIEU VAN TRAN, STEPHEN TRINH, STANLEY HONG, THUAN VU, NGHIA LE, HIEN PHAM
  • Publication number: 20240103678
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for electronic devices, including user interfaces for navigating between and/or interacting with extended reality user interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Allison W. DRYER, Anshu K. CHIMALAMARRI, Giancarlo YERKES, Nahckjoon KIM, Stephen O. LEMAY, Jessica TRINH
  • Publication number: 20240104357
    Abstract: Numerous examples are disclosed of input circuitry and associated methods in an artificial neural network. In one example, a system comprises a plurality of address decoders to receive an address and output a plurality of row enabling signals in response to the address; a first plurality of registers to store, sequentially, activation data in response to the plurality of row enabling signals; and a second plurality of registers to store, in parallel, activation data received from the first plurality of registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Stephen Trinh, Stanley Hong, Thuan Vu, Nghia Le, Hien Pham
  • Publication number: 20240105263
    Abstract: In one example, a non-volatile memory system comprises an array of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns, each non-volatile memory cell comprising a source and a drain; a plurality of bit lines, each of the plurality of bit lines coupled to the drain of each non-volatile memory cell in a column of non-volatile memory cells; a source line coupled to the source of each non-volatile memory cell; and an adaptive bias decoder for providing a voltage to a word line of the array during an operation, wherein the adaptive bias decoder adjusts the voltage provided to the word line in response to changes in a voltage of the source line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hieu Van TRAN, Thuan VU, Stanley HONG, Stephen TRINH, Anh LY, Nhan DO, Mark REITEN
  • Publication number: 20240104164
    Abstract: Numerous examples are disclosed of verification circuitry and associated methods in an artificial neural network. In one example, a system comprises a vector-by-matrix multiplication array comprising a plurality of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns, the non-volatile memory cells respectively capable of storing one of N possible levels corresponding to one of N possible currents, and a plurality of output blocks to receive current from respective columns of the vector-by-matrix multiplication array and generate voltages during a verify operation of the vector-by-matrix multiplication and generate digital outputs during a read operation of the vector-by-matrix multiplication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: HIEU VAN TRAN, STEPHEN TRINH, STANLEY HONG, THUAN VU, DUC NGUYEN, HIEN HO PHAM
  • Publication number: 20240098991
    Abstract: In one example, a system comprises an array comprising selected memory cells; an input block configured to apply, to each selected memory cell, a series of input signals to a terminal of the selected memory cell in response to a series of input bits; and an output block for generating an output of the selected memory cells, the output block comprising an analog-to-digital converter to convert current from the selected memory cells into a digital value, a shifter, an adder, and a register; wherein the shifter, adder, and register are configured to receive a series of digital values in response to the series of input bits, shift each digital value in the series of digital values based on a bit location of an input bit within the series of input bits, and add results of the shift operations to generate an output indicating values stored in the selected memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stephen Trinh, Stanley Hong, Toan Le, Nghia Le, Hien Pham
  • Patent number: 11935594
    Abstract: Various embodiments of tandem row decoders are disclosed. Each embodiment of a tandem row decoder comprises a word line decoder and a control gate decoder. The tandem row decoder exhibits reduced leakage current on the word line and the control gate line when the tandem row decoder is not enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stanley Hong, Stephen Trinh, Anh Ly
  • Publication number: 20240079064
    Abstract: In one example, a system comprises a neural network array of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns; and a logical cell comprising a first plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a first row of the array and a second plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a second row adjacent to the first row; wherein the first plurality of non-volatile memory cells and the second plurality of non-volatile memory cells are configured as one or more coarse cells and one or more fine cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Stanley Hong, Stephen Trinh, Thuan Vu, Steven Lemke, Vipin Tiwari, Nhan Do
  • Publication number: 20240074218
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive devices including at least one exciton-blocking charge carrier filter. The filters comprise a mixture of at least one wide energy gap material and at least one electron or hole conducting material. As described herein, the novel filters simultaneously block excitons and conduct the desired charge carrier (electrons or holes).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Xin Xiao, Jeramy D. Zimmerman, Kevin Bergemann, Anurag Panda, Brian E. Lassiter, Mark E. Thompson, Andrew N. Bartynski, Cong Trinh
  • Patent number: 11915747
    Abstract: Numerous examples for performing tuning of a page or a word of non-volatile memory cells in an analog neural memory are disclosed. In one example, an analog neural memory system comprises an array of non-volatile memory cells arranged into rows and columns, each non-volatile memory cell comprising a word line terminal, a bit line terminal, and an erase gate terminal; a plurality of word lines, each word line coupled to word line terminals of a row of non-volatile memory cells; a plurality of bit lines, each bit line coupled to bit line terminals of a column of non-volatile memory cells; and a plurality of erase gate enable transistors, each erase gate enable transistor coupled to erase gate terminals of a word of non-volatile memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stephen Trinh, Stanley Hong, Anh Ly, Steven Lemke, Vipin Tiwari, Nhan Do
  • Patent number: 11908513
    Abstract: Numerous embodiments of analog neural memory arrays are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system comprises a first array of non-volatile memory cells, wherein the cells are arranged in rows and columns and the non-volatile memory cells in one or more of the columns stores W+ values, and wherein one of the columns in the first array is a dummy column; and a second array of non-volatile memory cells, wherein the cells are arranged in rows and columns and the non-volatile memory cells in one or more of the columns stores W? values, and wherein one of the columns in the second array is a dummy column; wherein pairs of cells from the first array and the second array store a differential weight, W, according to the formula W=(W+)?(W?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stephen Trinh, Stanley Hong, Anh Ly, Vipin Tiwari
  • Patent number: 11875852
    Abstract: Numerous embodiments of analog neural memory arrays are disclosed. Certain embodiments comprise an adaptive bias decoder for providing additional bias to array input lines to compensate for instances where ground floats above 0V. This is useful, for example, to minimize the voltage drop for a read, program, or erase operation while maintaining accuracy in the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stanley Hong, Stephen Trinh, Anh Ly, Nhan Do, Mark Reiten
  • Patent number: 11798619
    Abstract: Numerous examples for performing tuning of a page or a word of non-volatile memory cells in an analog neural memory are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises programming a word or page of non-volatile memory cells in an analog neural memory system; and identifying any fast bits in the word or page of non-volatile memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stephen Trinh, Stanley Hong, Anh Ly, Steven Lemke, Vipin Tiwari, Nhan Do
  • Publication number: 20230325646
    Abstract: Numerous examples are disclosed of an artificial neural network comprising a plurality of reference arrays used for configuration of a vector-by-matrix multiplication array. In one example, a system comprises a vector-by-matrix multiplication array in an artificial neural network; and a plurality of reference arrays characterized by different I-V curves, wherein one or more of the plurality of reference arrays are used to generate input voltage the vector-by-matrix multiplication array during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, THUAN VU, STANLEY HONG, STEPHEN TRINH, STEVEN LEMKE, LOUISA SCHNEIDER, NHAN DO
  • Publication number: 20230325650
    Abstract: Numerous examples are disclosed of an artificial neural network that comprises vector-by-matrix multiplication arrays utilizing analog outputs. In one example, a system comprises a vector by matrix multiplication array comprising a plurality of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns; and an output circuit to receive a respective neuron current from respective columns of the vector by matrix multiplication array and to generate a respective output voltage, the output circuit comprising a neuron scalar to generate a scaled current from the received respective neuron current, and a current-to-voltage converter to convert the scaled current into the respective output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, THUAN VU, STANLEY HONG, STEPHEN TRINH, MARK REITEN
  • Publication number: 20230325649
    Abstract: Numerous examples are disclosed of an artificial neural network that comprises vector-by-matrix multiplication arrays utilizing analog inputs. In one example, a system comprises a vector by matrix multiplication array comprising a plurality of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns, a capacitor comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, the second terminal coupled to a common potential, a row decoder to enable an application of an input signal to the first terminal of the capacitor in response to an address, and a buffer coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor, the buffer to generate an output voltage for a respective row of the vector by matrix multiplication array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stanley Hong, Stephen Trinh, Mark Reiten